SoBo residents are reeling from back-to-back house break-ins in Marine Lines and Churchgate areas. The victims said the accused climbed up using the drainage pipes and entered flats at posh buildings including Bharat Mahal and Patan Jain Mandal as well as Alka CHS, and stole mobile phones, laptops and cash kept near windows. Marine Drive police have registered two cases last week, but no arrest has been made yet. 

Nikhil Banker, secretary of Marine Drive Residents Action Group, said, “All those residing in Marine Drive and Churchgate areas are scared after the series of break-ins which generally take place in pre-dawn hours.” He added, “The thief also stole the cellphone of a security guard who was sleeping on duty.”  “Though cops have been making rounds in the night, thefts are yet to stop,” said Banker. He added that cops have been given footage of CCTV cameras which captured the thief’s movement. “But the accused is yet to be identified,” he added.